The partner of a Melbourne woman detained in Beijing for more than two-and-a-half years says Victorian Premier Dan Andrews must raise her plight on an ice-breaking trip to China this week.
Mr Andrews will arrive in Beijing on Tuesday morning, in the first visit by an Australian premier to China since 2019Mr Andrews will arrive in Beijing on Tuesday morning for the first visit by an Australian premier to China since 2019.
"Lei considers Melbourne home, so I think supporting two young Victorian children by making representations to officials in China for regular contact with their mother would be an entirely appropriate thing for a premier to do." The former anchor and journalist for Chinese government broadcaster CGTN is accused of providing intelligence or state secrets to foreigners or foreign organisations, but Chinese authorities have never publicly disclosed details of her alleged crime.
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